Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-30
SAW MILLS BURNED
AsorHER BIG prRsrs THE OLD NORTH
STATE.
The Cold snap-Dsmage TO the ffui'
Crop Raleigh Hews Notes
General Notes
special telegram to the Dlsps.ch.l

Especial telegram 10 the Dispoohi
RALEIGH, N. c., March 29.--Tho ex-
tensiye saw-mills OF w. p. Taylor. 10
Hartford county, have been burned.
Loss. SIC, COO insurance, $f,OOO. 1--WE
thousand dollars worth OF lumber was
destroyed, and is included in the above
estimate.
A little daughter OF General Robert
Ransom died at his home at Newberne
yesterday. -,
kilograms to-day show that the colo
snap has irreparably damaged the truck
and fruit crops. 4,
There is deadlock of the Board OF
Aldermen of Wilmington on the ques-
ton of an election of mayor. The new
Poard o. Aldermen was elected last
week. :,
George Chadhourn has been elected
TO succeed the late Il. IS. Burruss ss
president OF the First National Bank OF
Wilmington.
Yesterday evening at Wilmington a
runaway couple were marrled, atIer
causing considerable sensation. The
groom gave his name as Nj. q. Ely, OF
Baltimore, and the name OF the pride
as Missouri J. Hudgins, of Norfolk.
Mr.. John T. Pullen, cashier OF the
savings bank here, returned to-day
from a trip to Norfolk, Baltimore, and
Washington to gather information
about such institutions. He says the
bank will begin business May LIST. IL
has good location on Fayetteylle
street, and is the first bank OF this kind
established in the State.
The cotton compress stopped WORK
to-day. Though it did not begin work
until very late in the season. 1t has
pressed 5000 bales.
Mr.. Wilson, one OF the owners OF the
shuttle block factory, said to-day that
lust as soon as the great rush OF orders
for phosphate at their mills here was
over the factory would be rebuilt. This
factory and the mills are on the same
equare, and belong to G. M. Hawkins
and p. NJ. Wilson.
Many laborers are at work extending
the street-car lines eastward. There
are now some eight miles of line down.
A large force of laborers Is at work
at Pullen Park Qately presented to the
city,. Over 1900 trees have been set
out.
The brick for the new hotel, and also
for the Agricultural and Mechanical
College are to be made on the edge of
the park. The college is to be IN a
| part of the park.
GENERAL NEWS.
Your correspondent heard to-day that
Baltimore firm had put up $500 to
make test-caSe of the drum mers' Ii
cense matter. None Of the drummers
appear to be anxious to be the indi-
yidual to make the test. They dread
going to Jail. they say, even though 1t
be hut for day or two.
The statement that Bingham, the
murderer, committed suicide at Niagara
Falls, or anywhere else, certainly Oh
tains very little with the people, VINO
believe he. is in private asylum. Some
say he is in the far West, Others in
Texas, ana others in South America,
where he has a schoolmate. There Is
some movement to increase the reward
for him by private subscription.
DR.. G. W. Dabney, Mr.. w. S. Prim-
rose. and Mr.. II. L. Fries have all gone
to Virginia to examine into the work
ings OF the agricultural and mechanical
or industrial schools.
RAILWAY NEWS.
The corporators of the Atlanta,
Ashville and Baltimore railroad have
practically decided to turn it over to a
syndicate represented by L. J. Powell,
Of New York. He says that work can
! commence in ninety days. Another
meeting is to be held April 9Th, and
then the charter will probably bNrans-
ferreC,
FIRES, &C.
The fiSe at Hickory Saturday night,
alluded to yesterday, was double fire,
hrealin0 Aut in. the Lutheran church
and tbe MAYORS office OF the same time.
Fink McCAmb & Co.'S store wa.
burned also\ quite a line OF wooden
buildinSs TAe loss is $4,000, with no
insurance. Flax, McCOmb & Co. lose
$500 on their std ok of general merchan-
disc. The place. has no fire depart
ment.
Rev DIR ". NJ. R0bey, of Goldsboro'
delivers the annual address a. Trinity
College. lit.
Bishop W. W. Duncan delivers the
address before the alunsna OF Greens
boro' Female College.
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